Course description
This long-standing and popular course covers financial reporting and taxation, plus other topical issues affecting accountants in business. You'll find out how key changes over the past twelve months could affect your organisation and clients.
What you will learn
FRS & IFRS
- Current issues in financial reporting
- The draft proposed changes to FRS 102
- Current thoughts from the Financial Reporting Council
- Areas of focus from your auditors at present
- Consideration of the implications of climate change and reporting implications
- Other issues in the news at present - ethics, money laundering, etc
Corporation Tax issues
- Incorporation issues for unincorporated businesses, including goodwill
- Best salary and dividend combinations in 2023/24 for business owners and their families
- Review of the April 2023 new CT landscape for companies
- Full expensing for companies following the 2023 Spring Statement
- Capital allowances in 2023
- The new R&D landscape from April 2023
- Contractor taxation – recent IR35 cases
Personal and employee tax issues
- Some personal tax issues in 2023/24, including the new pension allowance thresholds
- NIC rates and issues in 2023/24
- An update on employee expenses and benefits - including salary sacrifice
- The case for electric cars
- Working from home and hybrid working– tax reliefs in 2023/24
Who should attend
This course will benefit all accountants who would like a comprehensive and topical technical update – whatever their field.
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Upcoming start dates
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This course will benefit all accountants who would like a comprehensive and topical technical update – whatever their field.
Outcome / Qualification etc.
FRS & IFRS
- The developing issues arising from FRS 102
- The potential impact of the new IFRSs on leasing and revenue recognition
- Other developments in FRSs and IFRSs are and what they mean in practice
Personal and employee Tax issues
- Tax efficient extraction of profits from OMB companies - salary v dividends, loans etc
- An update on employee expenses and benefits - including salary sacrifice and termination payments
- Property tax update for individuals - including the use of the 2017 £100 allowance
- Pension tax issues in 2018
Corporation Tax issues
- Review of the Budget provisions for companies, including the new loss relief provisions
- Contractor tax - where are we now?
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